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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS."
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description: "This bill replaces the National Change of Address process with another non-discriminatory process of cancelling the registrations of persons who are no longer permanent residents of Delaware. It also gives the Department of Elections, instead of the State Board of Elections, the authority to cancel registrations of persons who authorize the cancellation of their registrations because they are no longer permanent residents of Delaware."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "149"
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identifier: "HB 138"
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citation: "Delaware HB 138 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["John J. Viola", "Nicole Poore"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-04-13"
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last_action: "2017-08-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e00c4dbe-51c0-494c-a237-8c8f1a13df20"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25644"
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source_hash: "fc4a6c81e18e132db29f162f8bc0c3f8ac2c6a0e4d65c5f6b4d839fd92d92bea"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware HB 138 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
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This bill replaces the National Change of Address process with another non-discriminatory process of cancelling the registrations of persons who are no longer permanent residents of Delaware. It also gives the Department of Elections, instead of the State Board of Elections, the authority to cancel registrations of persons who authorize the cancellation of their registrations because they are no longer permanent residents of Delaware.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=25644&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB138)
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## Votes
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- SM — **40–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **19–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- John J. Viola — primary (person)
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- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
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- Joseph E. Miro — cosponsor (person)
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- Trey Charles Paradee — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-04-13** Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-03** Reported Out of Committee (House Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-18** Amendment HA 1 to HB 138 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-05-18** Amendment HA 1 to HB 138 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-05-18** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2017-05-22** Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-22** Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2017-07-01** Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2017-08-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e00c4dbe-51c0-494c-a237-8c8f1a13df20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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